BA (Hons) International Tourism Management with Placement Year

Tourism is a career that can take you anywhere. Our course is recognized by the Tourism Management Institute (TMI) and is ranked inside the top 20 of the Guardian University League Table 2018 for tourism, hospitality, and event management. It’s a four-year course, with international travel, exploring the latest tourism trends and practices as well as the sector’s sustainability, cultural influences, community engagement, and impact on destinations worldwide. You’ll also have the chance to take an optional six-month internship at Walt Disney World, Florida, and study at the University of California Riverside in an exclusive partnership with the University of Hertfordshire.

Work placement

As with all courses at Hertfordshire Business School, you can undertake a paid work placement, on the International Tourism Management course, you must either Study Abroad or work abroad for one year of your degree. The Careers, Employment, and Enterprise team based on the campus can help you find and tailor applications to maximize your chances of securing a relevant placement. 

As part of our enterprise and employability focus, we give you many options to gain work experience.  You can undertake internships during the summer, engage in multiple work shadowing opportunities, and take on a yearlong placement between your second and third year. Our students completed placements with a wide variety of large and small businesses, such as Walt Disney, Rent-a-car Enterprise, TUI Travel, Thomson Cruises, Mundy Cruising, Wendy Wu Tour Operator, Ramblers Worldwide Holidays, Hilton Worldwide, Heathrow Airport, and EasyJet.